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this in about a week. it's not that tough. boehner then responded saying, quote, i've sent the president our proposal. if he doesn't like our plan, he should come back with a plan of his own. obama responded to that saying, maybe i will. to which boehner replied, maybe i will. and mr. obama replied, stop copying me. so which boehner replied, stop copying me. >> to which obama replied dam infinity. you win for now boehner. >> according to a new poll that just came out, most americans think santa claus is a democrat. which is odd because you think of white, old, fat men that hire unskilled labor, i think republicans. i do. >>> you're in the situation room. happening now, cnn goes in search of syria's chemical weapons. a former regime soldier tells us his order was to shoot to kill. >>> chilling new details of the killer and new details about the shooter and what one survivor heard him say. >>> and a surprise rocket launch and marks a turning point for north korea's mysterious young leader. i'm wolf blitzer.
this in about a week. it's not that tough. boehner then responded saying, quote, i've sent the president our proposal. if he doesn't like our plan, he should come back with a plan of his own. obama responded to that saying, maybe i will. to which boehner replied, maybe i will. and mr. obama replied, stop copying me. so which boehner replied, stop copying me. >> to which obama replied dam infinity. you win for now boehner. >> according to a new poll that just came out, most americans...
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obama at 45%. that's a significant shift from only a few weeks ago. same poll, likely voters at obama 51%. romney, 43%. that's a dramatic shift indeed. let's get the reaction, jim acosta is traveling with the republican presidential nominee. what are they saying, jim? >> reporter: wolf, i can tell you right now that mitt romney is standing behind me addressing an understandably small crowd of supporters here at newport news, virginia, it is raining buckets here. but that's not dampening the enthusiasm of the romney campaign. they feel very good about this poll that just came out from the pew research center, showing a four-point lead among likely voters for mitt romney over the president. that is a kind of poll that they have not seen in some time. so they're very happy about that. i got some instant response from a senior romney official who told me over an e-mail a few moments ago that they are encouraged by the enthusiasm that they're seeing from supporters who they call energized. we have been seeing that over the last several days at various camp
obama at 45%. that's a significant shift from only a few weeks ago. same poll, likely voters at obama 51%. romney, 43%. that's a dramatic shift indeed. let's get the reaction, jim acosta is traveling with the republican presidential nominee. what are they saying, jim? >> reporter: wolf, i can tell you right now that mitt romney is standing behind me addressing an understandably small crowd of supporters here at newport news, virginia, it is raining buckets here. but that's not dampening...
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this week we saw barack obama saying vp biden both to the naacp and to the la ros sa convention. >> the most important thing should be whoever he picks is qualified. >> yes. do not preempt the olympics. >> no. they wouldn't do it before the olympics. >> no political ads during the olympics in states like florida. >> to be in the olympics a little bit. thanks, ladies. >> thank you. >>> a flight to miami was close to landing when terrified passengers began to fear the worst. about a dozen people were injured. we're going to tell you what happened. and millions of americans suddenly can't watch channels like mtv, comedy central and more. we're going to tell you why those channels went dark today on some systems out there. >>> and in our brand new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour, our own dr. sanjay gupta will join us live from cambodia where there's been a major medical breakthrough. and he personally helped solve this mystery. aspirin, really? i haven't thought about aspirin for years. aspirin wouldn't really help my headache, i don't think. aspirin is just old school. people have doubts about taki
this week we saw barack obama saying vp biden both to the naacp and to the la ros sa convention. >> the most important thing should be whoever he picks is qualified. >> yes. do not preempt the olympics. >> no. they wouldn't do it before the olympics. >> no political ads during the olympics in states like florida. >> to be in the olympics a little bit. thanks, ladies. >> thank you. >>> a flight to miami was close to landing when terrified passengers...
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weeks. no mention of that. no mention of bain capital. no mention of the tax returns. no mention of outsourcing. and so it seems to me that the president is going to have to look for opportunities, which by the way i think mitt romney handed him last night, but he just didn't seem to hear them. >> he wasn't either prepared or didn't want to get into that kind of debate. >> right. >> so what did romney do last night that we probably haven't seen before? >> well, i think he managed to do a couple of things really well. and i want to play this one bite for you then we can talk about it. >> i just don't know how the president could have come into office facing 23 million people out of work, rising unemployment, an economic crisis at the kitchen table and spend his energy and passion for two years fighting for obama care instead of fighting for jobs for the american people. it has killed jobs. >> the big thing he did is that he seemed to be able to relate almost every answer to job creation. and
weeks. no mention of that. no mention of bain capital. no mention of the tax returns. no mention of outsourcing. and so it seems to me that the president is going to have to look for opportunities, which by the way i think mitt romney handed him last night, but he just didn't seem to hear them. >> he wasn't either prepared or didn't want to get into that kind of debate. >> right. >> so what did romney do last night that we probably haven't seen before? >> well, i think...
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with several new polls out including our own showing him losing ground to president obama, romney begins a bus tour on saturday through four swing states he absolutely needs to win. but he's still traveling without a running mate. dana bash is here in "the situation room" taking a closer look. these are going to be huge days the next week. >> look, the day is young traveling without a running mate as we speak. you never know what's going to happen. regardless, mitt romney is going to have several vp-buzz generating news with him. but the campaign knows it first has to do some refining about the man on the top of the ticket, romney himself. >> oh beautiful, for spacious skies. >> reporter: if you turned on your television last month, there's a good chance you saw this brutal attack ad against mitt romney. it ran 12,402 times in the last half of july. not including local cable. it's the crown jewel of the obama campaign's summer strategy to define mitt romney as an out of touch wealthy businessman with something to hide since he won't release most of his tax returns. >> let him prove that
with several new polls out including our own showing him losing ground to president obama, romney begins a bus tour on saturday through four swing states he absolutely needs to win. but he's still traveling without a running mate. dana bash is here in "the situation room" taking a closer look. these are going to be huge days the next week. >> look, the day is young traveling without a running mate as we speak. you never know what's going to happen. regardless, mitt romney is...
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finally in the last two weeks president obama what he has been running against mitt romney essentially. he hasn't been running for a second term of president obama. we just saw two cut aways of the two campaign events just now. you had mitt romney saying here's my five-point plan and then cut aways of president obama saying mitt romney's a really bad guy. >> let me ask you this, margaret, romney campaign advisors called this blueprint put out called the booklet a glossy panic button. but jessica yellin in the snapshot right off the top made a great point. you could say kind of same thing about the romney tax reform plan. that it is also quite light on specifics. and he's been criticized on. >> this is 20 pages and mitt romney's plan is 150. >> not sure it's a better thing. >> but it's principles. you do have principles. you can do sort of the math as an add-up and that's totally fair and legitimate. we're going to see how they'll make the numbers work. kind of a 227-page health care plan before you know what's in it. >> this is political marketing 101. >> uh-huh. >> take a look at this
finally in the last two weeks president obama what he has been running against mitt romney essentially. he hasn't been running for a second term of president obama. we just saw two cut aways of the two campaign events just now. you had mitt romney saying here's my five-point plan and then cut aways of president obama saying mitt romney's a really bad guy. >> let me ask you this, margaret, romney campaign advisors called this blueprint put out called the booklet a glossy panic button. but...
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obama's controversial health care law. ahead, a closer look at how the court might rule and what it could mean for the white house. senator marco rubio defends mitt romney as the republican presidential candidate changes his tone on illegal immigration. i'll talk to senator rubio about an issue that hits him close to home and about his chances of becoming romney's running mate. >>> and a new investigation into a potentially dangerous germ leak at a u.s. government lab. is an agency that's supposed to protect us from disease putting people at risk? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> all eyes on the u.s. supreme court this coming week as the justices are expected to hand out a ruling that will impact every american and shape the future of the country. the long-awaited decision on president obama's health care reform law. and coming just months before the election, the stakes, politically speaking, could not be higher. cnn's kate
obama's controversial health care law. ahead, a closer look at how the court might rule and what it could mean for the white house. senator marco rubio defends mitt romney as the republican presidential candidate changes his tone on illegal immigration. i'll talk to senator rubio about an issue that hits him close to home and about his chances of becoming romney's running mate. >>> and a new investigation into a potentially dangerous germ leak at a u.s. government lab. is an agency...
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the long-awaited decision on president obama's health care reform law. and coming just months before the election, the stakes, politically speaking, could not be higher. cnn's kate balduan is joining us now. she's got a little preview of what we could expect. set the scene for us, kate. >> hey, there, wolf. well, it is the biggest secret in washington and really only the justices and their law clerks know how this drama will end. but one thing is certain. we will know in a matter of days if the affordable care act stays or goes. an unprecedented decision affecting, as you said, nearly every person in this country. >> and ask that the affordable care act in its entirety be upheld. >> that is a direct threat to our federalism. thank you. >> from the minute arguments were over -- >> the case is submitted. >> reporter: court watchers were searching for any clue as to how the justices might vote. >> obviously, everybody in a case of this magnitude is trying to read tea leaves. >> reporter: for the high court, it's no small feat. deciding four separate issues
the long-awaited decision on president obama's health care reform law. and coming just months before the election, the stakes, politically speaking, could not be higher. cnn's kate balduan is joining us now. she's got a little preview of what we could expect. set the scene for us, kate. >> hey, there, wolf. well, it is the biggest secret in washington and really only the justices and their law clerks know how this drama will end. but one thing is certain. we will know in a matter of days...
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and just one week from election day, both president obama and mitt romney, they are shifting their focus. they are responding to the disaster without trying to appear overly political. >> i'm wolfe blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> today. >> right now the storm is over pennsylvania. torrential rain and in some places, blizzard conditions. here is the big picture as best we know it. 67 in the caribbean. close to 8 million customers in 15 states and the district of columbia have no electricity. spent last night in red cross operated shelters. this may be the worst storm ever to hit new york city. one of the biggest challenges is where the massive subway system is shut down, tunnels and stations are filled with high water. no idea when the trains will be running again. this is a difficult situation. take a look at laguardia airport. the runways are submerged and levels were so high they reached the jet lanes where people usually walk on to the planes. an entire neighborhood is destroyed by fire. at least 80 homes burned to the ground in the new york burro of queens. this is an awful
and just one week from election day, both president obama and mitt romney, they are shifting their focus. they are responding to the disaster without trying to appear overly political. >> i'm wolfe blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> today. >> right now the storm is over pennsylvania. torrential rain and in some places, blizzard conditions. here is the big picture as best we know it. 67 in the caribbean. close to 8 million customers in 15 states and the district of...
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>>> president obama is reaching out to african-american voters a couple weeks after he skipped the naacp convention. he will speak to the national urban league in new orleans later tonight. the group is out with a new report, warning low turnout among black voters across the country could hurt his chances, especially in several critical battleground states. let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king, taking a closer look. john, what are you seeing? >> here is the map in the new urban league report. african-american turnout was up, it was about 65%, just shy of 65% of eligible african-american voters. that report said it dropped back to 2004 levels, would be about 60%. he could say good-bye to north carolina, he narrowly carried that last time. it suggests he would have a hard time winning virginia, a state he carried last time. ohio would also be at risk if african-american turnout falls back to 60%, goes on to say florida would be much harder to win if african-american turnout drops. and wolf, also says even potentially pennsylvania could be in play. look how big the pres
>>> president obama is reaching out to african-american voters a couple weeks after he skipped the naacp convention. he will speak to the national urban league in new orleans later tonight. the group is out with a new report, warning low turnout among black voters across the country could hurt his chances, especially in several critical battleground states. let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king, taking a closer look. john, what are you seeing? >> here is the...
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he and paul ryan met with president obama in washington last week. >>> witnesses say it was terrifying, a crushing tunnel collapse about 50 miles west of tokyo. authorities have recovered nine bodies, most of them from burned vehicles. experts say aging parts in the tunnel could be to blame. the disaster has prompted japanese officials to order emergency inspections of dudsens of other tunnels with similar designs across the country. >>> and here's a sign of the times. the pope is on twitter. the vatican today revealed pope benedict's personal handle is @pontifacts. the vatican said the pope believes the catholic church must be present in the digital arena. that's going to be hard to answer a question about faith in 140 characters. >> he'll probably have 1 million followers in two hours. >> he has more than 230,000 followers and he hasn't even had a single tweet. his name means bridge builder in latin. another name for the pope. >> yeah. i'll follow him. >> i will as well. >> are thank you very much. maybe if i follow him, he'll follow me, too. >> that would be a very great thing. >> m
he and paul ryan met with president obama in washington last week. >>> witnesses say it was terrifying, a crushing tunnel collapse about 50 miles west of tokyo. authorities have recovered nine bodies, most of them from burned vehicles. experts say aging parts in the tunnel could be to blame. the disaster has prompted japanese officials to order emergency inspections of dudsens of other tunnels with similar designs across the country. >>> and here's a sign of the times. the...
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it forces members of congress and president obama to spend the last few days of 2012 on the job. we want to bring in cnn chief white house correspondent, jessica yelen, we all know they would rather celebrate new year's eve elsewhere. how did they get here? >> reporter: it is such a good question, you know, candy, this grid lock in washington creates the eye-rolling. but the fundamental question goes to the essential differences between the two parties about the role of government, should it be bigger or smaller? about whether we want lower taxes or more of a social safety net. so while we have seen the principles, the president, speaker boehner, and now senator mcconnell and reid trying to get involved in stages in the last few weeks, it has always broken down because they fundamentally disagree about the big ideas over the core of this debate. they're fighting between the two parties. and this could get resolved in a matter of days or weeks. but the big difference, the issues could really take months to work out. >> can it be resolved in the matter of few enough days that they
it forces members of congress and president obama to spend the last few days of 2012 on the job. we want to bring in cnn chief white house correspondent, jessica yelen, we all know they would rather celebrate new year's eve elsewhere. how did they get here? >> reporter: it is such a good question, you know, candy, this grid lock in washington creates the eye-rolling. but the fundamental question goes to the essential differences between the two parties about the role of government, should...
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obama and his attorney general. ahead, what's next for eric holder now that he's been held in contempt? >>> plus, the 9/11 memorial disrespected. why some junior high students on a field trip littered it with trash. sarah... will you marry me? i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. ♪ i would've appreciated a proactive update on the status of our relationship. who do you think i am, tim? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide you with proactive updates on the status of your home loan. and our innovative online tools ensure that you're always in the loop. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> the first sitting u.s. attorney general ever held in contempt of congress says he's the victim of a politically motivated investigation. the republican-led house approved criminal and civil contempt citations against eric holder this week. some democrats walked out of the chamber in protest, refusing to take part in the vote. it all stems from the failed f
obama and his attorney general. ahead, what's next for eric holder now that he's been held in contempt? >>> plus, the 9/11 memorial disrespected. why some junior high students on a field trip littered it with trash. sarah... will you marry me? i think we should see other people. in fact, i'm already seeing your best friend, justin. ♪ i would've appreciated a proactive update on the status of our relationship. who do you think i am, tim? quicken loans? at quicken loans, we provide you...
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this week president obama is to receive an initial report from the pentagon on fixing ethics training for senior officers. the majority of them do obey the rules, but it may not be enough. >> but if there's a perception of a problem with the american public for the military, then there's a big problem. >> reporter: mark says there are no excuses. >> clearly everybody knows that when you pick up a cell phone, put something down on the internet, you are subject to monitoring. >> reporter: the navy just fired two top officials at its prestigious postgraduate school in monterey, california. officials say they deliberately mismanaged money. rear admiral charles goet this month relieved of duty as a strike group sailing in the middle east. a military official told cnn there were multiple complaints about him from sub ord nents. 23 officers removed so for this year, marines six, the army 11. the most serious case, army brigadier general sinclaire charged with sexual assault. the navy told us no matter how embarrassing it gets with the relatively high numbers, it's going to continue to announ
this week president obama is to receive an initial report from the pentagon on fixing ethics training for senior officers. the majority of them do obey the rules, but it may not be enough. >> but if there's a perception of a problem with the american public for the military, then there's a big problem. >> reporter: mark says there are no excuses. >> clearly everybody knows that when you pick up a cell phone, put something down on the internet, you are subject to monitoring....
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photo-ops, interviews, a special week for special spouses. but whatever you do, don't tell anyone because no one is supposed to know they exist. it's a secret. headline, michelle obama is revealed as barack obama's secret weapon. headline, ann romney, why mitt romney's wife is his secret weapon. >> president obama's secret weapon is michelle. >> yeah. >> mitt romney's secret weapon is ann. >> they've already unveiled their secret weapon. >> not just weapons but secret weapons. >> women are talking about jobs. >> apparently the world didn't know these candidates were married. or for that matter, any candidate ever. headline, hines kerry seen as secret weapon. headline, wife is dole's secret weapon. >> the republicans are increasingly rolling out their secret weapon, popular first lady, laura bush. >> do you look at yourself as a secret weapon in this campaign? >> no. >> at least she knew she was married. the only president never to marry, james buchanan. guess he didn't have any secrets. they're all married. let's just say the secret is out. b
photo-ops, interviews, a special week for special spouses. but whatever you do, don't tell anyone because no one is supposed to know they exist. it's a secret. headline, michelle obama is revealed as barack obama's secret weapon. headline, ann romney, why mitt romney's wife is his secret weapon. >> president obama's secret weapon is michelle. >> yeah. >> mitt romney's secret weapon is ann. >> they've already unveiled their secret weapon. >> not just weapons but...
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he said about obama's foreign policy. he said there's no obama doctrine that i know of. i don't know that anybody has enunciated a world view the way that henriy kissen jer did in hs day or even james baker. there's no great love there for the president of the united states. but clearly he has endorsed him. >> yes. and also he focused on climate change which i thought was interesting. >> right. >> it comes after this huge storm and there's a big fight going on right now. and the scientists are out there saying, listen, this is climate change these sort of huge storms we haven't seen the likes of before. this is the result of climate change. and this is clearly a major who believes that his city was hard hit as a result of climate change. and so, you know, again not surprising the timing is sort of interesting to me. but it does fit in with what's been going on in new york and that he spent so much time talking about climate change. and that was what he was actually criticizing mitt romney for was romney's -- what he sees
he said about obama's foreign policy. he said there's no obama doctrine that i know of. i don't know that anybody has enunciated a world view the way that henriy kissen jer did in hs day or even james baker. there's no great love there for the president of the united states. but clearly he has endorsed him. >> yes. and also he focused on climate change which i thought was interesting. >> right. >> it comes after this huge storm and there's a big fight going on right now. and...
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tread, but one way or the other, hillary clinton is now going under the obama bus." what did you think of hillary clinton's statement? >> well, first of all, wolf, you know, a tweet from erick erickson, you know, being the, you know, objective source that he is about this administration, doesn't make it true. now, the fact that secretary clinton said that she takes responsibility reflects what the president has said. we all take responsibility, from the president on down. whenever there's a diplomat's life at risk. whenever there's an american life at risk. but if you want to take responsibility, if you want to make sure that this never happens again, then you have the to do what the administration is doing. you have to investigate how it happened to ensure that it never happens again and you have to investigate and find the terrorists and bring them to justice. that's what the president, the vice president, secretary clinton, the entire national security team is doing. so i imagine this is going to be a topic tonight, and we look forward to having that discussion wi
tread, but one way or the other, hillary clinton is now going under the obama bus." what did you think of hillary clinton's statement? >> well, first of all, wolf, you know, a tweet from erick erickson, you know, being the, you know, objective source that he is about this administration, doesn't make it true. now, the fact that secretary clinton said that she takes responsibility reflects what the president has said. we all take responsibility, from the president on down. whenever...
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salad, sandwiches, and more. >>> president obama and congress have just three weeks left to find a way to walk the country back from that many looking fiscal cliff. it's hard to know whether any progress is being made. cnn's tom foreman is breaking down what's on the table and the balancing act at stake. >> hey, wolf. what you're looking at here is everything that the federal government spends money on. that scoreboard back there shows you the problem. last year, we spent $3.6 trillion on all of this stuff. but we only brought in $2.3 trillion in revenue or taxes. now, democrats, when they want to solve this deficit, they liked to solve more about that revenue side. they say, let's get the rich to pay more. let's get some more taxes. but republicans, they say, let's look a little bit more at everything in this room, even if we're going to increase revenue. because maybe by doing some s t strategic cutting we can make a bigger difference. you can have dramatic cuts in thing like homeland security and the energy department and the interior department. if you cut those programs out entire
salad, sandwiches, and more. >>> president obama and congress have just three weeks left to find a way to walk the country back from that many looking fiscal cliff. it's hard to know whether any progress is being made. cnn's tom foreman is breaking down what's on the table and the balancing act at stake. >> hey, wolf. what you're looking at here is everything that the federal government spends money on. that scoreboard back there shows you the problem. last year, we spent $3.6...
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some members of team obama are taking harder jabs at romney. senior adviser robert gibbs called the foreign tour an embarrassing disaster. the president's aides are arguing he performed better when he made his debut on the world stage back in 2008. bring in brianna with more. shocker, they're having a field day with this. >> yeah, shocker, i guess not, right, kate? the obama campaign and the white house is more than happy to draw the comparison. they try to raise questions about whether mitt romney is ready to lead on the international stage. in july, 2008, then senator barack obama arrived in afghanistan, start of a whirl wind tour that included kuwait, iraq, jordan, israel, france, germany, great britain. it was a high stakes visit for a first term senator with little foreign policy experience, who campaigns in part on winding down the war in iraq. >> my goal is to no longer have u.s. troops engaged income pat operations in iraq. >> reporter: the iconic image from that trip, a crowd in berlin, estimated as 300,000 people gathered to listen to
some members of team obama are taking harder jabs at romney. senior adviser robert gibbs called the foreign tour an embarrassing disaster. the president's aides are arguing he performed better when he made his debut on the world stage back in 2008. bring in brianna with more. shocker, they're having a field day with this. >> yeah, shocker, i guess not, right, kate? the obama campaign and the white house is more than happy to draw the comparison. they try to raise questions about whether...
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they said, look, we weren't geniuses three weeks ago when everyone said, you know, president obama is really blowing this, and we're not idiots now. but they're taking this advice. i mean, they listen to it and they say we are listening to our friends, we are -- you know, we are making progress, we are trying to get people on the ground. and they also say, listen, remember, the obama campaign has just dumped everything it had on us. we're being outspent 3-1 in ads. watch for them to step it up. but they are taking this kind of advice. >> when the "wall street journal" editorial page speaks, republicans listen. >> yes. >> we'd like to think so. >> and some democrats as well. >> hopefully them too. and i know you read our page as well. >> of course. thanks very much. >>> 14-foot killers lurking in the waters off cape cod. we're going there live for new details of the great white shark scare keeping beachgoers out of the water. er 1 ] out here in the winds, i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [
they said, look, we weren't geniuses three weeks ago when everyone said, you know, president obama is really blowing this, and we're not idiots now. but they're taking this advice. i mean, they listen to it and they say we are listening to our friends, we are -- you know, we are making progress, we are trying to get people on the ground. and they also say, listen, remember, the obama campaign has just dumped everything it had on us. we're being outspent 3-1 in ads. watch for them to step it up....
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we're hering so far a measured response from the obama administration. >> secretary hillary clinton says it calls for ugt talks between president morsi. >> we have expressed that repeatedly over the last weeks. because almost two years ago, the egyptian people took to the streets because they wanted real democratic change. and they, therefore, not the americans, or anyone else, deserve a constitution that protects the rights of all egyptians. >> future could depend on how the situation plays out and if president morsi chooses democracy or dictatorship. >> i spoke about that with a guest. >> you met with high officials at the state department, the u.s. still provides egypt with economic and military assistance, about $1.3 million a year. hundreds of millions in economic aide, did they race that issue with you? there was concern that if president morsi continues to move in that direction, the u.s. assistance could be in trouble. >> i think it's important for the united states than it is for egypt. it's mutual interest and mutual benefit. and the relationship is depending on the relationshi
we're hering so far a measured response from the obama administration. >> secretary hillary clinton says it calls for ugt talks between president morsi. >> we have expressed that repeatedly over the last weeks. because almost two years ago, the egyptian people took to the streets because they wanted real democratic change. and they, therefore, not the americans, or anyone else, deserve a constitution that protects the rights of all egyptians. >> future could depend on how the...
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i started work on my book six weeks ago. it seemed obvious to me president obama was not doomed. he probably was going to win. that information that was available to me was available to the much smarter people who predicted it the wrong way. >> did you write this in 24 hours? >> why obama lost, gone with either book. but you suspected romney would loose. >> the book is "why romney lost," an ebook. thanks for writing it. >> thank you. >>> a boy who dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player. that dream shattered by the violence in syria. his dream now to come to america. arwa damon has a special report. that has around 50% wer 2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling b
i started work on my book six weeks ago. it seemed obvious to me president obama was not doomed. he probably was going to win. that information that was available to me was available to the much smarter people who predicted it the wrong way. >> did you write this in 24 hours? >> why obama lost, gone with either book. but you suspected romney would loose. >> the book is "why romney lost," an ebook. thanks for writing it. >> thank you. >>> a boy who...
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it's another week that he can't afford to lose. also argue that they spent the whole summer with this barrage of advertising painting mitt romney as, you know, frankly, in their language an out of touch rich guy. and this video would seem to confirm that stereotype. they're obviously not shedding any tears over it right now. >> so i have to tell you though, talking to some conservatives and reading some things online, there is a segment of the conservative population, the chattering class if you will, who say this will actually help mitt romney with the base. what's the thinking over there? >> well, whenever your guy is getting attacked, under siege, it aults u always rallies the base. mitt romney's in a lot of trouble and i think the instinct is to come to base. the serious policy issue here of the number of american who is don't pay federal income taxes is a major issue on the right, a major issue for conservatives. i've also heard from conservatives and read some conservative columns since this blew up saying romney made the wor
it's another week that he can't afford to lose. also argue that they spent the whole summer with this barrage of advertising painting mitt romney as, you know, frankly, in their language an out of touch rich guy. and this video would seem to confirm that stereotype. they're obviously not shedding any tears over it right now. >> so i have to tell you though, talking to some conservatives and reading some things online, there is a segment of the conservative population, the chattering class...
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barack obama and mitt romney, they are getting ready to face-off tomorrow night. and as cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta discovered, it will be one of the very two times the two men have actually met in person. jim is joining us live from littleton, colorado. what's the latest on this particular score, jim? >> reporter: well, wolf, i can tell you right now that ann romney is about to take the stage behind me. she's going to be holding an event here in littleton, colorado, in a few moments from now. she's been one of this campaign's most effective surrogates and been very busy doing just that while her husband, mitt romney, has been doing debate preparations just a short distance away in denver. it will be fascinating, wolf, to watch the body language between mitt romney and president obama tomorrow night when they meet face-to-face as the obama campaign revealed to cnn, the two men have only met a few times in the past. flash back to 2008 and there they are. then-senator barack obama and mitt romney sharing a few moments on stage after back-to-bac
barack obama and mitt romney, they are getting ready to face-off tomorrow night. and as cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta discovered, it will be one of the very two times the two men have actually met in person. jim is joining us live from littleton, colorado. what's the latest on this particular score, jim? >> reporter: well, wolf, i can tell you right now that ann romney is about to take the stage behind me. she's going to be holding an event here in littleton, colorado,...
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there was a tax by the obama campaign on bain capital. i am sure that has something to do with that. >> a little bit of payback. >> trying to even out the numbers. we know we are going into a holiday week. it has been a big week here in washington. not only did congress do something in extending the student loan break but we have the health care decision in the supreme court. i was wondering and we were wondering here as we were lanning the sh planning the show, what is the message that they should be hammering this holiday week? >> voters actually like it when their government works. they preelly don't like this back and forth, he said, he said and it is mostly the he said, he said. >> unfortunately. >> i actually think we have some things this week that people can start talking about in a positive way. if i'm a republican house member looking to be reelected, i would be bragging on the student loan bill and the transportation bill the same way the democrats are going to. having bipartisanship of that, having the chief justice of the sup
there was a tax by the obama campaign on bain capital. i am sure that has something to do with that. >> a little bit of payback. >> trying to even out the numbers. we know we are going into a holiday week. it has been a big week here in washington. not only did congress do something in extending the student loan break but we have the health care decision in the supreme court. i was wondering and we were wondering here as we were lanning the sh planning the show, what is the message...
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to counting the sails of chia obama and romney. we applied the seed paste three weeks ago. mitt romney hair is flourishing, but barack obama's is balding. though the president leads in sails, 62 to 37%. the president is also ahead in the cookie count. >> two mitt romney cookies, please. >> this this slave state bakery, obama leads. from tasty to yucky. our favorite poll is the juicy fruitiest. >> it's pretty gross. >> the guy calling it gross is one of the three people who dreamed up the gum election. they're all in the creative end of advertising and felt like getting involved in the campaign even though -- >> i couldn't vote or like all of us couldn't vote. i'm from germany -- >> bunch of foreigners doing this to our presidential candidates. >> that's new york city. >> put up about 50 posters asking passers by to vote with their gum for the candidate they don't like. mitt romney got a cigarette in the eyeball. president obama got exed out. >> some people turned romney into the devil. >> with a pair of greenhorns. not only is governor romney running, so is his nose. since
to counting the sails of chia obama and romney. we applied the seed paste three weeks ago. mitt romney hair is flourishing, but barack obama's is balding. though the president leads in sails, 62 to 37%. the president is also ahead in the cookie count. >> two mitt romney cookies, please. >> this this slave state bakery, obama leads. from tasty to yucky. our favorite poll is the juicy fruitiest. >> it's pretty gross. >> the guy calling it gross is one of the three people...
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>> well, i've been talking to some senior romney advisors this past week. one advisor said to me there are three things, three kinds of people we need to talk to, three ds he calls it, the dissatisfied, disem pointed and disenchanted with barack obama, number one. and that what mitt romney has to do is convince people that four years from now a mitt romney presidency will be better for their personal lives. they understand on the likability question of which the president beats mitt romney so handily, they're not about to convince all these people suddenly to turn around and say, oh, we like mitt romney more than we like president obama. what they're going to try and do is say you like him enough and he can do the job and he's better able to fix things. so he's not going to try and be bill clinton here, i feel your pain. but what he's going to try to do is say i'm focused on your concerns. >> can a debate like tonight's debate really change the direction of this campaign? >> i think it can accelerate or decrease momentum one way or another. and i went back
>> well, i've been talking to some senior romney advisors this past week. one advisor said to me there are three things, three kinds of people we need to talk to, three ds he calls it, the dissatisfied, disem pointed and disenchanted with barack obama, number one. and that what mitt romney has to do is convince people that four years from now a mitt romney presidency will be better for their personal lives. they understand on the likability question of which the president beats mitt...
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this has been a pretty bad week for the president. he said this with five months until election day, barack obama faces a grim new reality. republicans now believe mitt romney can win and democrats believe obama can lose. is it a whole new ball game out there right now, rick? >> i don't know about that, wolf. it certainly hasn't been a sterling week for the president to use the term bill clinton used to describe mitt romney's business career. there's so much out there that is so ominous, including what's happening in europe, greece and spain. the jobs figures are anemic. it is sxoor we recash theed and he's running against a structural ship. what we've seen in looking at the figures of the previous races. it is very hard for a sitting president to win when unemployment is this high and when gdp growth is this slow. he has a lot of headwinds to use the phrase he always uses. the romney campaign last month raising more money than the obama campaign and we know the super pacs will raise more money than the pro-obama super pacs. the bad n
this has been a pretty bad week for the president. he said this with five months until election day, barack obama faces a grim new reality. republicans now believe mitt romney can win and democrats believe obama can lose. is it a whole new ball game out there right now, rick? >> i don't know about that, wolf. it certainly hasn't been a sterling week for the president to use the term bill clinton used to describe mitt romney's business career. there's so much out there that is so ominous,...
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theyerbong t i neyork the same week. e israis stes the president of th president --he white house now saconflicts, is that what they're sayi? that's rig yo know, there's beome s friction in this relationship of the ite hous sayingis th real is ascheduling conflict. spn tvirayinghey council president will be arriving for the u.n. in new york on day and benjan netanyahu will not be arrivin until later ek. points o they will bh not be in ci athe same time. however, in a statemt went onto say that the two leaders do stay in frequent contact, that benj netanyahu will bea meetg therwith o.s. officials iludingy but, wolf, th statement may not beh e to silence this enreontrersy. >> im told thgh b israeli sources, dan, thatprim minister's office made it clear that if there could be a meeting president, heuld have gone om nework to washington. he's going to be in the united states, i thor four or five day maybe lnger if obviously necessary. but that was a schedulin possibility as well, is that what you're hearing? uphi can come
theyerbong t i neyork the same week. e israis stes the president of th president --he white house now saconflicts, is that what they're sayi? that's rig yo know, there's beome s friction in this relationship of the ite hous sayingis th real is ascheduling conflict. spn tvirayinghey council president will be arriving for the u.n. in new york on day and benjan netanyahu will not be arrivin until later ek. points o they will bh not be in ci athe same time. however, in a statemt went onto say that...
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that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> reporter: now, wolf, biden was booed as well, but only when he mentioned he was wrapping up his speech. you better believe that the obama campaign is pointing that out. >> he got a rousing reception today, the vice president at the naacp. our producer, reporter, shannon travis does tell me that as recently as a week ago top officials of the naacp thought there was a good chance the president himself would attend this convention in houston. he decided in the end not to go. to send a video and joe biden instead. more on this story later this hour. also in our new 6:00 p.m. eastern hour as well. >>> the obama campaign blames a scheduling conflict, but lots of people aren't satisfied with the obama campaign's excuse for why the president skipped the naacp convention. we're also hearing demands for a fuller explanation of what's wrong with congressman jesse jackson jr. he's dropped from sight. his staff says it's for treatment of what they cal
that includes obama care. and i'm going to work to reform and save -- >> reporter: now, wolf, biden was booed as well, but only when he mentioned he was wrapping up his speech. you better believe that the obama campaign is pointing that out. >> he got a rousing reception today, the vice president at the naacp. our producer, reporter, shannon travis does tell me that as recently as a week ago top officials of the naacp thought there was a good chance the president himself would...
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. >> reporter: following weeks of attacks from the obama campaign accusing mitt romney of supporting outsourcing while he ran bane capital and served as governor of massachusetts, president obama hit romney again. >> governor romney has experienced owning companies that were called pioneers in the business of outsourcing. my experience has been working with outstanding members of labor and great managers to save the american auto industry. >> reporter: but shadowing the president in iowa rnc chairman riens outlining a new site and a new republican attack line that obama himself outsourced jobs by giving stimulus money to foreign renewable energy companies. and across the country in colorado, mitt romney piled on at a town hall meeting. >> this president has been outsource i outsourcing -- energy companies solar, wind energy companies that end up making their products outside the united states. if there's an outsourcer in chief, it's the president of the united states. not the guy who's running to replace him. >> reporter: now, wolf, there is more than meets the eye to this new argume
. >> reporter: following weeks of attacks from the obama campaign accusing mitt romney of supporting outsourcing while he ran bane capital and served as governor of massachusetts, president obama hit romney again. >> governor romney has experienced owning companies that were called pioneers in the business of outsourcing. my experience has been working with outstanding members of labor and great managers to save the american auto industry. >> reporter: but shadowing the...
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she said after weeks of slanderous and unbased, the obama campaign has reach add new low. the comments made by the vice present of the united states are not acceptable in our political discourse and demonstrate yet again that the obama campaign will say and do anything to win this election. you want to respond to andrea saul? >> well, wolf, we know that they want to defund wall street reform. we know they want to go back to an era where we didn't have those rules of the road in place. that's an area where we disagree. i do have to say it's a little absurd coming from a campaign that has not run one but two ads distorting and mischaracterizing the president's record on welfare. this is clear. this is their one issue or one of their only issues they're running on. and it's a false boldface lie. maybe they need to go back to the drawing board, take a look at what they're actually running on, what their differences are so they can lay out an honest choice for the american people. >> you understand, jen, the words and the vice president uttered these words, he says he's going t
she said after weeks of slanderous and unbased, the obama campaign has reach add new low. the comments made by the vice present of the united states are not acceptable in our political discourse and demonstrate yet again that the obama campaign will say and do anything to win this election. you want to respond to andrea saul? >> well, wolf, we know that they want to defund wall street reform. we know they want to go back to an era where we didn't have those rules of the road in place....
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this week, so far bill clinton's convention. we are getting to know where barack obama would take the country. what's different here, the energy level. republicans have a lot of intensity because of barack obama. democratic intensity was a little flat. they seem to be repairing that. by the way, everybody is being very nice to me. >> they're all very intent at least inside the time warner cable arena. >> one of the reasons they're nice to alex, he is standing by me, i protect him a bit. >> tied me to the roof of their car across the road. >> this isn't bill clinton's convention. remember, michelle obama was strong tuesday. >> powerful speech. >> just like '08. bill clinton was strong. >> will it be three for three? >> first of all, telling you now, vice president joe biden is not going to be a quiet figure on stage. the president has the pressure, he is competitive, he doesn't want to be second or third in pecking order, he wants to take it up. to your point, the energy is different. the point is with a convention, you get the -
this week, so far bill clinton's convention. we are getting to know where barack obama would take the country. what's different here, the energy level. republicans have a lot of intensity because of barack obama. democratic intensity was a little flat. they seem to be repairing that. by the way, everybody is being very nice to me. >> they're all very intent at least inside the time warner cable arena. >> one of the reasons they're nice to alex, he is standing by me, i protect him a...
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lling this week shows the country divided evenly ono would better hdle the challenge, romney or obama. but it's also true there's been notitehink in the american pubor ano war in the mideast. in that sense netanyahu has kind of an uphill argument to push. >> howortant iss iue out there for those undecided voters specifically the decid voters in those key battleound states that ll teine wlo gets 270 electora college votes, we're talking florida, oh,virgia and a few others? >> we thrks is erwhelming. it's rlly abt role o government. kind of ideologic divergence between roey and obama. thos thwo critical issuesher on f policyenerally the president has had an vantag somewhnualor a democrat. en morepa handling foreign policy. his job approvav tter than ratings on. buthetyahu raising the questi -- wh th differences beinma so visible by nyahu'ow visibility, the question fe pport in a couple places that could matter. it'sot inconceile given the arguments fr the iaeli prime minister. face-to-face.go meet they're both obviously here in the united states. but there will be a phone call tomorrow.
lling this week shows the country divided evenly ono would better hdle the challenge, romney or obama. but it's also true there's been notitehink in the american pubor ano war in the mideast. in that sense netanyahu has kind of an uphill argument to push. >> howortant iss iue out there for those undecided voters specifically the decid voters in those key battleound states that ll teine wlo gets 270 electora college votes, we're talking florida, oh,virgia and a few others? >> we...